The Hungarian prime minister is demanding that the sanction mechanism for countries that threaten the EU’s financial interests be adjusted. If this does not happen, Orban threatens to veto the multi-year budget and the recovery fund. – In this week of commemoration of the truce, Viktor Orban takes out the battle ax. The Hungarian prime … Read more
The railway carrier Leo Express will expand its lawsuit against České dráhy for their alleged application of predatory pricing, and will demand more than a billion crowns from the state-owned company as compensation for damages. This is more than double what the originally private company asked for by railways. Leo Express spokesman Emil Sedlařík informed … Read more
According to the minister, it will be easier if the state disperses respirators. “It will be cheaper, the administration will be eliminated and social services will not have to ensure the purchase,” Maláčová explained. Protect the most vulnerable above all! So far, soc. protective equipment services have applied for subsidies, now employees will receive respirators … Read more
With regard to vaccination, the European Commission is calling on governments to better explain the benefits of vaccines. The Union is set to distribute hundreds of millions of benefits to the states next year. Von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the vaccine for EU countries should be available “in bulk” in April. In some … Read more
The imposition of tariffs by the European Union (EU) was approved two weeks ago by the WTO arbitration body, and at Monday’s meeting the tariffs were finally approved by the Dispute Settlement Body. The US delegate to the WTO called on the EU not to introduce tariffs, as the state of Washington has already stopped … Read more
The richest Czech Petr Kellner and his spokesman Vladimír Mlynář posted a joint photo on the social network Twitter, according to Mlynář with the ambition to support the wearing of veils in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the fact that part of Kellner’s face is hidden behind the mouthpiece, it is most likely … Read more
October 07, 2020 19u10 Source: Belga Photo News Archive image. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. (04/02/2020) – Economy The European Commission will start issuing social bonds in the second half of October to finance the temporary unemployment schemes used by Member States in the outbreak of the corona pandemic. The Commission … Read more
The amendment adopted in April 2017 is perceived as part of the campaign of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán against the activities of the American billionaire of Hungarian origin George Soros. The Central European University (CEU), supported by him, was the only school that did not meet the requirements set by the amendment to … Read more
The European Union executive has unsuccessfully asked the British government to delete passages violating a legally binding agreement from the draft controversial Internal Market Act by the end of September. However, the British House of Commons approved the proposal in its original form on Tuesday, which, according to von der Leyen, fundamentally undermined mutual trust. … Read more
In addition to Hungary and Poland, the two Member States are formally under investigation in infringement under Article 7 of the Lisbon Treatya, the European Commission has identified other countries where the independence of the courts is under “serious threat”. In Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia and Romania, “the resilience of the rules that safeguard the rule … Read more